I can't wait for augmented reality (AR) to make its way into the classroom. Not only could it provide a visceral visual aid to students who are struggling with a concept, but it's also just plain cool. You want to take your students on a field trip to the louvre in art class, but lack the funding? Do you want to (pseudo)Literally put your engineering students into their CAD structure? When film first came about, people didn't have to worry about wading through crowds to be in the front row at a public speech, they would just watch it later from the camera's perspective. The same idea is happening here. Now you can put on a helmet, be in a different world for a fraction of the cost, have an, arguably, more fulfilling experience and do so for a fraction of the cost. Schools + AR? Count me in.

Products have substantial flaws, technology designers seek ways to extract money from users, and many users twist well intentioned technology in ways the designers never expected, often involving baser instincts. These realities should come as no surprise to security professionals who are usually most effective when assuming the worst in people. One sure to be abused emerging technology is augmented reality.

Augmented reality technologies overlay computer generated data on a live view of the real world. Anticipated application domains include entertainment, travel, education, collaboration, and law enforcement, among numerous others.

Gust MEES's insight:

This had to come, I was wondering that it didn't show up earlier! Any device and software program application who connects to the Internet is vulnerable and will get misused one day by the bad guys!!!

Stay protected with updated protection software and update also all your other installed programs on your devices as well as you SHOULD update your browsers!!!

Anatomy 4D puts every detail of the most complex human bodily systems into a free app that is easy to use, accessible, and truly engaging. Learners explore bodily systems in depth through daqri’s 4D experience, which provides the opportunity to understand their interrelationships spatially – a learning experience previously only accessible in a gross anatomy lab.

Anatomy 4D puts every detail of the most complex human bodily systems into a free app that is easy to use, accessible, and truly engaging. Learners explore bodily systems in depth through daqri’s 4D experience, which provides the opportunity to understand their interrelationships spatially – a learning experience previously only accessible in a gross anatomy lab.

The use of mobile devices to engage with print content and ads in magazines continues to grow, with augmented reality comprising almost 10 percent of all mobile activation points last year, according to a new report from Nellymoser.

Gust MEES's insight:

The use of mobile devices to engage with print content and ads in magazines continues to grow, with augmented reality comprising almost 10 percent of all mobile activation points last year, according to a new report from Nellymoser.

The use of mobile devices to engage with print content and ads in magazines continues to grow, with augmented reality comprising almost 10 percent of all mobile activation points last year, according to a new report from Nellymoser.

If you are a teacher interested in the latest developments in training programs, and want your students to create their own virtual contents, Aumentaty will provide you with the right tools necessary to empower your student´s imagination, creativity and learning…

A new report from Juniper Research finds that by 2017, over 2.5 billion mobile augmented reality (AR) apps will be downloaded to smartphones and tablets per annum. This represents 3.5 times the number of downloads achieved by Angry Birds in 2011.

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